Group of Twenty talks end without overcapacity deal.
Today's events
Group of Twenty trade talks.
Ministers meeting in Milwaukee reached a joint statement only on food security; the American host's overcapacity and forced-labour items produced no document.1Oct 4 · CommerceMarket rules to 2030.
China's market regulator set 2030 targets for a single national market, promising tighter platform duties over data, algorithms and traffic, and easier company exit.2Oct 5 · Market reg.Crime-linked lawsuits.
New Supreme People's Court rules, effective September 22, let civil suits proceed alongside related criminal cases instead of waiting for a verdict.3Oct 6 · Supreme CourtEuropean chemicals probe.
China's commerce ministry opened an anti-dumping investigation into a European Union industrial chemical, citing a near-60-percent price collapse since 2022.4Oct 3 · CommerceOil and gas pipelines.
More than 2,500 kilometres of trunk pipeline were added this year, lifting the national network to 112,900 kilometres across 30 provinces and Hong Kong.5Oct 6 · State CouncilCentral bank and foreign lenders.
Governor Pan Gongsheng told foreign financial institutions the bank will keep monetary policy accommodative and widen two-way opening of China's financial markets.6Oct 6 · Central bankLivelihood as growth engine.
Xi's article in Qiushi, published September 30, casts welfare spending — the common-prosperity line — as the lever for reviving household demand.7Sep 30 · QiushiBattery output.
The industry ministry reported 790.4 gigawatt-hours of power-battery sales in the first seven months, up 37.1 percent, with sodium-ion cells now in commercial production.8Oct 6 · State CouncilSouth China Sea.
The foreign ministry said Chinese forces acted lawfully against Philippine aircraft and vessels near Scarborough Shoal, and demanded Manila stop what it called provocations.9Oct 6 · Foreign Ministry
Voices
“Livelihood work meets ordinary people face to face and settles accounts with them; it admits not the slightest falsity.”
Xi Jinping, Qiushi article on livelihood · Sep 307
“We will implement an appropriately accommodative monetary policy, creating sound monetary conditions for steady growth and the stable operation of financial markets.”
Pan Gongsheng, Governor, People's Bank of China · Oct 66
“For platform firms in particular, we will further strengthen oversight of data, algorithms, rules and traffic, and press home the platforms' gatekeeper responsibility.”
Shu Wei, Deputy Head and Spokesperson, market regulator · Oct 52
“China has consistently kept a prudent and restrained position on trade remedies. Meanwhile, since 2025 the European Union has launched 28 trade-remedy investigations against China.”
Spokesperson, Ministry of Commerce · Oct 34
“Courts shall ensure that the handling of a case serves unified application of the law, timely protection of parties' lawful rights, and a rule-of-law business environment.”
Supreme People's Court, Provisions, Article 1 · Oct 63
“China firmly opposes any Philippine act that harms Chinese sovereignty and rights, and will continue to take the necessary measures.”
Guo Jiakun, Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs · Oct 69
Sources
- Ministry of Commerce, “Commerce Ministry Spokesperson Answers Questions on the G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting and Related Matters,” October 4, 2026. mofcom.gov.cn/xwfb/…/g20-trade-ministers
- State Administration for Market Regulation, “State Council Information Office Briefing: Promoting High-Quality Market Regulation in the 15th Five-Year Plan Period,” October 5, 2026. samr.gov.cn/xw/xwfbt/…/15th-five-year-plan
- Supreme People's Court, “Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Civil Dispute Cases Involving Criminal Offenses” (Judicial Interpretation No. 19 of 2026, effective September 22, 2026), October 6, 2026. court.gov.cn/zixun/…/criminal-civil-provisions
- Ministry of Commerce, “Commerce Ministry Spokesperson Answers Questions on the Anti-Dumping Investigation into Imported p-Nitrotoluene Originating in the European Union,” October 3, 2026. mofcom.gov.cn/xwfb/…/eu-p-nitrotoluene
- State Council (China Government Net), “More Than 2,500 Kilometres of New Trunk Oil and Gas Pipeline Built This Year,” October 6, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/trunk-oil-gas-pipelines
- People's Bank of China, “People's Bank of China Holds Symposium with Foreign-Funded Financial Institutions,” October 6, 2026. pbc.gov.cn/goutongjiaoliu/…/foreign-institutions
- Qiushi (via Cyberspace Administration of China), Xi Jinping, “Strengthening Inclusive, Foundational and Bottom-Line Livelihood Construction,” September 30, 2026. cac.gov.cn/2026-09/30/…/xi-livelihood-construction
- State Council (China Government Net), “China Has Built an Efficient and Complete Power-Battery Industrial System,” October 6, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/power-battery-industry
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun Takes Questions from the Press, October 6, 2026,” October 6, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/wjdt/fyrbt/…/20261006-guo-jiakun